Metal and concrete railway-tie and rail-fastening.



PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907.

M. STONER. METAL AND CONCRETE RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENING. v

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 20, 1907.

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MCSES STONER, OF WARSAW, INDlANA.

METAL AND CONCRETE RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Moses S'roNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warsaw, in the county of Kosciusko, in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal and Concrete Railway-Ties and RaiLFastenings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

1 My invention relates to improvements in metal and concrete railway ties and rail-fastening The object of my present invention is to provide an improved composite railway tie of comparatively simple and economical construction, having small liability of'getting :out of repair, reliable in service and having great durability in use.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 20,1907. erial No. 363,352-

My invention consists of a metallic casing or shell.

open upon its lower face, and having a closed plane upper lace, provided near each end thereof with a pair of longitudinally spaced lugs and an interposed alined vertical slot for the rail fastening bolts, and communicating with an alined pendent chamber adapted to contain the heads for the said fastening bolts, the pendent sides and ends of the said casing being inwardly flaring several views of the drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view of one end of the metallic casing of my invention partly broken away to show the flaring end flange, the rail fastening means being shown in its holding engagement with the rail, one of the clamping plates being broken away in part to show the rail engaging shoulder thereon. Fig. 2 is across-section of Fig. 1 taken on the line ;r---x showing the wedge shape vertically oi the clamping or rail engaging plates, the relative arrangement of boll -11 cad chamber, and the relative arrangement of the concrete body anchored within the flaring sides of the casing. Fig. 3 is a frogmentary view of the lower; face of the metallic casing showing the slot in which the bolts are arranged, and showing the manner in which the bolt heads lorm their holding engagement.

The casing of, my invention of suitable metal and proper dimensions, consists of a plain horizontal upper face 1 provided near each end thereof with a pair of Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

longitudinally a lined upright lugs 2 and has upon its opposite sides and ends pendent inwardly flaring flanges 3 and 4 respectively, whereby the plastic or con crete-body 5 is firmly anchored therein and cannot be deranged by any concussion incident to ordinary usage.

This metallic casing has near each end thereof, andpref erably between and in approximate alinement with the said lugs 2 a longitudinal verticalslot 6 of proper width in the face l adapted to receive and secure the bolts hereafter described. i

Upon the lower face oi the plate 1, properly spaced upon each side of the slot 6 and connected at their ends are preferably arranged the identical pendent flanges 12 of proper Width to form a proper chamber to loosely 7 0 contain the heads of the bolts hereafter, described, as

shown, in Fig. 2. This chamber in use is closed by means of the bottom plate 1.3 which is immovably secured in position byline-ans of the concrete body 5 in use. j

The clamping plates '7, identical in construction,

are wedge shaped or tapering both in width and in thickness, as shown in Figs; 1 and 2, whereby they are secured against longitudinal derangement in one direction by the engagement of the tapering'outer edge 9 with the respective lugs 2, andlin the other 7 rail foot 10, whereby when they are firmly secured in position by the bolts 15 they will exert a clamping action upon the rail. These plates are also provided with longitudinal vertical slots 14, Fig. 1. These clamping plates are arranged transversely of the slot 6 and in parallel relation with each other, Fig. 1, and

are adapted to firmly clamp the opposite edges'of the foot of the rail by means of the overhanging lateral flanges 8, and are firmly secured in any desired lateral or longitudinal adjustment by means of the colts 15 which are vertically arranged in the slot 6 and near the opposite ends thereof rcspectively, and also pass upward through the slots 1 1 in the plates 7. These bolts have their upper end screw-threaded and have a nut 16 thereon. The lower end of these bolts has an an ular hcad 17. Fl". 3 whose width is less than that of the slot 6, and whose length is sufficiently greater than the width thereof to form a holding ong; gcmeut with the lower face of the plate upon opposite sides of this slot. These bolts have a cylindrical portion'adjnccnt to the head thereof to permit a free turning thereof in the slot (3, and they have an angular portion 19 adjacent to the cylindrical portion of proper dimensions relative to the slotl in the said plates 7 to prevent any rotation of the bolt when the said angula c portion is arranged in the slot 14 or when the plates- 7- are in their holding position as I shown in Fig. 2 I

The operation and manner of employing my invention thus described is obvious and briefly stated is as follows: The operator in the construction of my improved eoinposite tie first places the loose plate 13 in position upon the inverted tie casing and then fills itwith concrete to form the concrete body 5, the outer face thereof being made level and flush with lthe lower edges of the flanges 3. If desired instead of constructing the casing with the pendent flanges 12, and plate 13, a loose casing or boxing of any proper construction to form the chamber for the bolt heads can readily be placed in position over the slot (5 before filling in the concrete body in a. well understood manner. The bolts l5 are then placed in position near the opposite ends of the slot ti by passing the heads 17 thereofthrough this slot and then giving them a one-fourth turn which places the head transversely of the slot as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. 1-10 next places the respective plates 7 in position with the bolt projecting upward th ough the slot l4, and then iirmly secures them in position by tightening the 'imts lti thereon.

As the angular portion if) of the bolts l5 rest within the snugly litting, slot I l, it is obvious that they can not turn or be turned in use when in position. If desired an additional loclenut may be placed in posi tion upon the bolt.

It is obvious that when the plates 7 are in their holding position with their .tlangcs 8 in a locked en gagement with the loot ol' the rail they can not. be deranged by any of the 'ptrs or concussions incident to passing trains or any other "ause incident to ordi nary usage, because of the peculiar wedge shape thereof.' It is also obvious that the concrete body is iinmovably anchored \vithin the flaring sides of th metallic casing.

within the said shell; a pair of longitudinally slotted railelampim: plates wedged in cross-section hot'li vertically and longitiulinally; and'means for maintaining the interlocked relationship of the said plates \vitlrthe szlld rail.

1.. In a composite railway tie, the combination of a metallic casing open'upon its lower face and near each end thereof provided with upright lugs and an interposed longltudinal slot; a concrete body anchored within the said casing: means for pernmnent'l "anchoring the composition in the shell; rail fastening means associated with the tie comprising a. cooperating pair of clamping plates having" their inner edges provided with "a longitudinal flange or shoulder adapted to engage'the rail-base. the said pl: es being wedge shaped holh vertically and longitudinaltr: and means for securing the said plates in their holdiut relation.

:5. The combination of a railway lie t'ormed'ot' 1!. metal shell closed at its top and sides. and having near its ends a pair ol' upright lugs and an interposed vertical slot. and. a concrete body immorabtv anchored within the said shell; rail fastening means soriated with the said tie. culisisl: in; ot' \vedgeslmpcd clamping-plates longitudiimlLv slolted and having their inner courtingod provided with rail rue-aging Ilnne'es. and bolts rel-tic: l vand non-rotatably mounted in the said slot and adapted to lllllll secure the said plates in their holding position.

Signed by me at Warsaw. Kosciusko,county. State of lndia|1a,'tliis 181]: day of March. A. ll. lfltlT.

MOSES S'IONI'IH.

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